Pirates Shoot Chemical Tanker
A crew member of a tanker was injured during a pirate attack 10 miles off the coast of Somalia on Saturday, adding to fears...
Ineffective Radio Watch & Communication Leads To Collision
Summary
On 23 December 2015, the bulk carriers Shibumi and Sam Wolf collided in the Eastbound Deep Water Route of Singapore Straits TSS. At the...
Cargo Ship Ran Aground Off Porto Nogaro
On Monday, a general cargo ship with steel tonnage reportedly ran aground after it got stuck on a sandbank in a waterway.
What happened?
The general...
Maritime London Appoints New Chief Executive
UK maritime services’ promotional body Maritime London has appointed Jos Standerwick, current director of development and external affairs at The Mission to Seafarers, as...
$40 Million Fine for ‘Magic Pipe’ Use & Falsification of Records
A Cruise Line has reportedly been fined US$40 million penalty due to illegal use of magic pipe for oily waste discharge.
What happened?
Princess Cruise Lines...
Bunker Claims Accounted for 57% of Singapore Arbitrations in 2016
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) says 57 percent of arbitrations last year involved bunker claims, reports.
SCMA notes that the number of arbitrations...
New Alliances Bring Bigger Ships and More Capacity to Box Rrades
According to new research reports, the launch of the new vessel-sharing alliances has increased capacity on the Asia-Europe, transpacific and transatlantic trades by 5%,...
The World’s LNG-fuelled Ships on Order, 2017
by Mike Corkhill
As of March, the in-service and on-order fleet of LNG-powered seagoing ships has reached the 200 mark. Here, LNG World Shipping exclusively...
Salvage Company Wants Rights to Shipwreck’s Treasure
A US marine salvage company that discovered a sunken World War I ship years ago wants to be named owner of the vessel —...
‘Panama Papers Jail’: A Prison Ship for Tax Avoiders?
Designers have come forth with plans for a giant prison ship for those named and shamed in the Panama Papers released more than a...
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